General Assembly

A pioneer in career transformation and education, General Assembly specializes in todays' in-demand skills. They foster a thriving community of professionals who are pursuing careers they love. They have grown to be the leading source for staffing, training, and career transitions.

General Assembly started as co-working space in 2011 and is now a global learning experience with 15 campuses in fifteen different cities. They have produced 25,000 graduates from around the world. As companies and individuals struggle to stay ahead in the technological economy, General Assembly endeavors to close the skills gap by providing award-winning, dynamic training. They foster an elite professional community of companies and individuals by providing education and strategic career connections. They offer innovative training for success and life-long learning in the fields that are in-demand in today's fast changing technological economy.

10 / 10

Social Life

8

Health and Safety

8

Program Administration

8

Cultural Immersion

5

Living Situation

9

Academics

10

Highly recommend UXDI

Submitted by
Lawrence
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University of Michigan| August 13, 2015

As someone who does not study design at school, it’s difficult to create a portfolio of well thought out and well executed work – time constraints normally mean that work is relegated to small design tasks or hackathon projects. GA’s UXDI course proved to be immensely valuable – not only did I learn how to develop a solid process as a designer, but I was also to work on different projects to help build up my portfolio. Without UXDI, I’m fairly confident I would not have had the expertise to be the designer I am currently.

I did General Assembly's Business Accelerator program in conjunction with Colgate University. The program housed us in NYC at the Ace Hotel and gave us great opportunities to network throughout the city. On top of the great social and professional experiences, we received amazing professors from various industries that taught us the fundamentals behind creating viable businesses. I now am working on the same idea I had at GA as a successful early stage startup. I highly recommend doing a GA program.

As someone who does not study design at school, it’s difficult to create a portfolio of well thought out and well executed work – time constraints normally mean that work is relegated to small design tasks or hackathon projects. GA’s UXDI course proved to be immensely valuable – not only did I learn how to develop a solid process as a designer, but I was also to work on different projects to help build up my portfolio. Without UXDI, I’m fairly confident I would not have had the expertise to be the designer I am currently.